SPEEDING and holding a mobile phone while driving were the most common reasons why drivers in Donegal attracted penalty points last year. A total of 14,302 penalty points were issued in the county in 2020 which is up 4.7 per cent, according to the Central Statistics Office’s Transport Omnibus report published on Thursday. There were […]
Over half promised hospital beds yet to be delivered
MORE than half of the hospital beds promised in the Health Service Executive’s service plan for Letterkenny University Hospital this year have yet to be delivered. Of the 39 acute beds that were promised in the HSE’s winter plan, 16 are open and it will be February, at the earliest, before the remaining 23 beds […]
Large scale musical event to mark 1,500th anniversary
ONE of the Ireland’s best-known composers is putting together the final pieces for a large scale work to mark the 1,500 anniversary of St Colmcille. Vincent Kennedy has written twenty individual pieces that go together to make up ‘Colmcille, Dove of Peace’ which will be performed at An Grianán on Sunday, December 5. The work […]
Former schoolboy player enters his first physique show
IT took more than two decades, but Letterkenny man David Nangle is where he always wanted to be: on stage. In his youth, David (40) had ambitions to be a gym instructor but opted to go to college to study teaching. For the past fifteen years he has been a teacher at GEMS Cambridge International […]
Apology for cancer clinic cancellation
THE Saolta University Health Care Group has apologised to patients affected by the cancellation of two oncology clinics at Letterkenny University Hospital last month. The Chief Executive of the Group said it was “not good enough” and admitted that patients “didn’t get the service they deserved”. Addressing members of the Regional Health Forum via Zoom […]
Donegal man tragically killed in Manchester accident
A 57-year-old Donegal man has died in a tragic work-related accident in Manchester. It is understand he was unloading a load from a lorry on Tuesday night when he became trapped. He was taken to hospital in Manchester where he was pronounced dead a short time later. The man, who lives in West Donegal, has […]
OCO Global to establish base in the Donegal Gaeltacht
Údarás na Gaeltachta has welcomed the announcement by OCO Global, the international trade and investment consulting firm, that they are to establish a strategic base in gteic@Gaoth Dobhair to faciltate their continued expansion into the Irish market. Headquartered in Belfast, OCO Global, works with governments around the world to promote trade and investment, and advises […]
Donegal man to represent US at World Tapas Championship
A DONEGAL man has been selected to represent the United States at the World Tapas Championship in Spain next week. Joseph McFadden from Dunfanaghy, who works as the Executive Chef at Margaritaville Resort in Orlando, is one of fifteen chefs from around the globe who will be vying for the title in Valladolid. The son […]
President of Donegal Women in Business looks forward
LIKE many restaurant owners, Jo Daly started her career in the kitchen. While there, she discovered her love for leadership, training and development. In 2001, she took over the Harbour restaurant in Donegal Town with her business partner Debbie O’Reilly before going on to buy their own premises, Quay West, in 2016. It’s been […]
Donegal Hospice fulfils patient’s wish to return home
Donegal Hospice, the National Ambulance Service and the Defence Forces were able to grant a Donegal man his last wish of returning home to spend his last days in his beloved Donegal. Patrick (Pat) Diver from Church Street, Ramelton, who had rarely left Donegal and had never been on an airplane, was referred to […]